Episode Details

In today’s episode, Trey Lockerbie chats with Brian Feroldi. Brian Feroldi is a financial educator and a writer for the Motley Fool. Be sure to check out Episode 375 where Brian and Trey discussed how he creates an investing checklist. Brian has written a new book titled Why Does the Stock Market Go Up? It’s a simple breakdown of questions you have likely had along your investing journey. 

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:

• 03:21 - How compounding works.
• 07:01 - What is the S&P500, Dow Jones, and NASDAQ, and how they came to be.
• 26:44 - Why the stock market typically goes up over time. 
• 37:24 - Valuation metrics like the P/E ratio as well as things like earnings yield and dividend yield.
• 55:50 - How the 401k originated from an accident.
• And a whole lot more!

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

• Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members.
• Brian Feroldi's YouTube.
• Brian Feroldi's Twitter.
• Brian Feroldi's Motley Fool Articles.
• Why Does The Stock Market Go Up? Book.
• Trey Lockerbie's Twitter.

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